Wilbur Scoville's 151st
For those of you into spicy stuff, I don't need to explain who this is. For those of you who just aren't as well read in the obscure stuff as I, Scoville was the chemist who developed the scale for...
View ArticleHAPPY BIRTHDAY, SCOTT GAMBLE!
Happy Birthday to the best makeup artist between New York and Hollywood! And then some!Happy Birthday, buddy! I hope it's a good one!!!
View Article"Lincoln's Weekend" free invite!
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View ArticleJack Barrymore
Happy Birthday to John Barrymore, the Great Profile, born on this day in 1882. Goodnight, sweet Prince!
View ArticleHappy Birthday to my father, Nick Grego!
89 years old today, February 19th, still going strong. A TRULY original Monster Kid, he remembers hiding beneath the seats in the theater, scared to death while watching FRANKENSTEIN with his mother,...
View ArticleHappy Birthday, Dwight Frye!
Dwight Frye was born on this day 117 years ago. Venues such as the CHFB have been instrumental in keeping alive the memory of this wonderful actor.Jim C.
View ArticleStephen Chiodo! Happy 62nd Birthday!!
Today, March 3rd, 2016, in addition to being Willis O'Brien's 130th birthday, is also the birthday of another famed animator. Also a producer/feature film and animation director, Critters Creatures...
View ArticleHappy Alethiology Day
Happy Alethiology Day! Today commemorates the birth of an obscures branch of chemistry dubbed alethiology.The term was coined following a lively pub discussion in which a group of organic chemists...
View ArticleHappy birthday Ravi Shankar
Google has just taught me that Ravi Shankar is 96. He was born on my -70th wedding anniversary, April 7,...
View ArticleWISHING JIM BURNS A JOYOUS, AND MOST HAPPY BIRTHDAY SUNDAY
Current Rondo nominee, longtime journalist, fan, and frequent CHFB contributor Jim Burns is celebrating his birthday on Sunday, April 10th. Jim is also a treasured friend, and nauseatingly amusing...
View ArticleMy Big "3-5."
Ladies and gentlemen of the CHFB, I have hit a minor milestone year. I turn 35 years old today. In five years, I'll hit the big "4-0." But until then, I'll try to enjoy what's left of my thirties.
View ArticleApril 30th is Walpurgisnacht
Also known as Hexennacht (Witches' Night") this holiday was feared in Central Europe for centuries as the night when demons and witches convened on mountaintops to revel on the last night of the year...
View ArticleHappy Twilight Zone Day!
Yes, people, May 11 is a day officially set aside each year to celebrate all things TZ. So, break out your DVDs, rent from Netflix or tune in Me-TV. Today is the day to honor Rod Serling's monument!
View ArticleCelebrating Two Giants born on May 19th
Two towering figures from the world of global entertainment both born on today's date May 19th.Peter Mayhew and Andre Roussimoff
View ArticleMac Wiseman turns 91
I see on-line that today is the 91st birthday of Mac Wiseman. About 30 years ago, I worked with a much older man who had a great collection of LP's of bluegrass and traditional country music. Older...
View ArticleHappy birthday, The Cragis
AKA The Gill Man who walked among us; AKA Baron Diffring's monster; AKA Colonel Travis; AKA Sheriff Haines; AKA Mr. Train.
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